- Keystone Pipeline System’s Operator Agrees to Pay a $26.9 Million Penalty Over a Major Kansas Oil Spill
Source: US News & World Report
“A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40 million more to prevent future accidents. The agreement would resolve allegations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kansas that South Bow, based in Canada, violated U.S. and state clean water laws. The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City.” (07/12/26)
- EU: Von der Leyen fantasizes about censoring Internet for kids
Source: Politico
“The European Union will [pretend it has the ability to] impose a minimum age for young internet users to access social media without parental supervision, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday. … Von der Leyen said the bloc would consider age restrictions for other online services too, and will start work on determining which platforms are harmful [sic] to minors.” (07/13/26)
https://www.politico.eu/article/vdl-announces-age-restrictions-for-social-media-and-other-platforms/
- US DOJ investigating allegations against UAW president Shawn Fain
Source: Fortune
“The US Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into allegations that the head of the United Auto Workers pressured another high-ranking union official to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister, according to internal communications within the labor organization. A federal grand jury has subpoenaed the union’s court-appointed monitor as it probes the claims against President Shawn Fain, according to emails seen by Bloomberg News. The messages were sent to Fain, UAW Vice President Rich Boyer and members of the law firm representing the union. Fain called the allegations ‘false’ in a statement to Bloomberg and accused Boyer, whose complaints to the monitor drew early scrutiny to union leadership, of trying to influence the upcoming UAW election.” (07/12/26)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/12/doj-investigation-grand-jury-uaw-president-shawn-fain/
- Graham Crackers: The Words of a Professional Warmonger
Source: CounterPunch
by Jeffrey St. Clair“Ultimately, Lindsey Graham will go down as an inconsequential figure in American history, a bloodthirsty cheerleader for some of the nation’s most disastrous wars who lacked the courage to stand up for the few convictions he once held. To paraphrase Henry Kissinger on Bill Clinton being called a war criminal, ‘Lindsey Graham doesn’t have the moral fortitude to be consigned to the 9th Circle of Hell with the A-listers.’ He’ll have to settle for some more obscure region of eternal torment, where nobody will even recall his name.” (07/13/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/13/graham-crackers-the-words-of-a-professional-warmonger/
- Trump’s New Iran Strikes Are Turning Failure Into a Wider Disaster
Source: Antiwar.com
by Brian Hudson“The easiest mistake in war is to confuse the ability to strike again with proof that the previous strike worked. Donald Trump is making that mistake in Iran. The latest U.S. attacks may destroy more military assets and infrastructure, but they do not answer the political question that has haunted this war from the beginning: what outcome is all this destruction supposed to produce?” (07/13/26)
- Let’s Rethink the Primary Process for 2028
Source: Liberal Currents
by David Faris“Primary season is closer than you think— can Democrats avoid their most damaging mistakes of 2020?” (07/12/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/its-time-to-rethink-the-2028-primary-process/
- Lindsey Graham Dies at 71: A Libertarian Review of His Legacy
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey“Senator Graham spent 23 years expanding government surveillance and funding foreign wars. Voters must now demand leaders who protect individual freedom and reject intervention.” (07/12/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-dies-at-71-a-libertarian
- Lindsey Graham and Our Vile Pro-War Culture
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison“Sen. Lindsey Graham, the arch-warmonger from South Carolina, has died. He leaves behind a legacy of death, destruction, and massive human suffering. Graham cheered on every foreign war and every sanctions regime for at least the last thirty years, and he was among the loudest advocates for the criminal attack on Iran. He finally got that one last evil war that he wanted before the end. In a city full of bloodthirsty militarists, Graham distinguished himself as one of the worst.” (07/12/26)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-and-our-vile-pro-war
- Pink Flame of Liberty, 07/12/26
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Harpole v. Owens – Mass Recusal of Judges and TWITTER SLOP.” (07/12/26)
- Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 09/12/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Iran Says Hormuz Closed as US Continues Strikes, Lindsey Graham Dies at 71, and More.” (07/12/26)
- Free Talk Live, 07/12/26
Source: Free Talk Live
“HB 1268 a major win for education freedom in NH :: Mark Edge joins us remotely :: Is NH the ‘most free’ place? :: New entry/exit policy in EU slowing down airport lines :: Sarah in NM calls about the Spanish/American war and driver licenses :: U.N. secretary general wants AI killer robots banned :: David in NM calls to ask about salt lending :: [email protected] :: web blocking not going as smoothly as hoped by those who demanded it :: 2026-07-12 :: Hosts: Stu, Mr. Penguin, Mark Edge.” (07/12/26)